Wednesday, March 30, 2016

So what did I think of BvsS? Well, judging
it as a stand-alone story and disregarding whether or not it does justice to
the 80 years of mythology it’s based upon, it’s a decent popcorn movie. It’s
not thought provoking or heart wrenching or all that memorable, but as a
popcorn movie it’s fine.

First my minor grievances:

1 ~ The Waynes didn’t look rich in the
flashback. The Waynes should always look like a cartoonish stereotype of
plutocracy. They should be dressed to the nines no manner the occasion so that
whenever someone looks at them they know they’re richer than God. The Waynes in
the flashback looked working class, and what was with Thomas’ pornstache?

2 ~ Bruce drinks wine as soon as he wakes
up (next to some random one night stand whose face we never see. If he’s
actually a philanderer, doesn’t the revolving door to Wayne Manor represent a
major security threat?). Batman doesn’t drink. Batman, as the epitome of the
Badass Normal, must maintain peak physical health. He does this via intense
training, both physical and mental, adhering to a strict diet, and abstaining
from drugs and alcohol. He’s obsessed with fighting crime, and he’s not going
to do anything that might make him lose his edge.

3 ~ I think it’s hypocritical for both Lex
and Bruce, as heteronormative white male American billionaires, to be so concerned
about a man having too much power. It kind of seems more like they’re concerned
about being knocked down the pecking order rather than the safety of humanity.

4 ~ Of course, the dream sequences were
just weird.

5 ~ How can you base a movie off of Frank
Miller’s The Dark Night Returns, however loosely, and not include this: